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11/15/2019 10-MINUTE QUICK HITS City of Jurupa Valley 2019 Forum on Homelessness October 23, 2019 Riverside, California STATE OF HOMELESSNESS LOCALLY PIT COUNT DATA YEAR JURUPA VALLEY RIVERSIDE COUNTY 2016 113 1351 2017 129 1638

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2019 Forum on Homelessness October 23, 2019 Riverside, California

10-MINUTE QUICK HITS

City of Jurupa Valley

STATE OF HOMELESSNESS LOCALLY

PIT COUNT DATA YEAR JURUPA VALLEY RIVERSIDE COUNTY 2016 113 1351 2017 129 1638 2018 148 1685 2019 139 2045

  • Results ‐ Homeless population steady but rising

across the region

  • Santa Ana Riverbed
  • Large homeless population that’s difficult to

serve

  • Dangerous place to live (fires, water level can

change quickly, etc.)

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WHAT IS WORKING?

  • Contract with Path of Life Ministries
  • 2018: $75,000
  • 2019: $135,00
  • Homelessness mitigation
  • Field outreach
  • Overnight shelter and meals
  • Case management
  • POLM staff accompany code enforcement

and police to offer services

  • Homelessness Prevention
  • Short‐term rental assistance
  • Crisis intervention

WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES?

  • Lack of funding
  • Legal uncertainty
  • Service-resistant Homeless
  • High cost to engage – avg. 7 encounters

before service is accepted

  • Some completely refuse service
  • Public experiences “compassion fatigue”
  • Police resources strained and distracted

from classic priorities (crime, traffic, etc.)

  • Issues are structural – mental

health, socioeconomic, etc.

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WHAT CAN THE REGION OFFER YOU?

  • Regional cooperation/planning to address Santa Ana

Riverbed issues

  • Economic development to mitigate the jobs imbalance

(high paying jobs in OC/LA, low wage job growth in IE)

  • Streamlining of homelessness services, avoid duplicative

services and overlap to conserve resources

  • Information sharing with agencies and the public
  • Collect and share data – PIT count, shelter bed space, etc.
  • Share what strategies are/are not working
  • Provide regional perspective

WHAT CAN YOU OFFER THE REGION?

  • Local contributions to regional

plans

  • Leadership and perspective

regarding the Santa Ana Riverbed issue

  • Continued and increased

involvement in data gathering (PIT count, outreach data, etc.)

  • Willingness to innovate,

experiment, learn, and help neighboring cities